the table was full, with everyone there but Jon, Randi and Kaitlyn who had a great Thanksgiving at Randi's Grandmothers. It was a bit far to travel as Randi is due to deliver Dylan on the 29th of this month.. this coming Wednesday, I think. We did get to eat a very special dinner with our whole family last Sunday night for Ann and I's 34th Wedding Anniversary! That was truly special, as it is each time we can get all our family together! 

Can you see who is sitting at the middle of the table against the wall... someone was ready to eat, haha.. well, ok, we all were!! It was GREAT!! Everyone fixed dishes and we had some awesome home cooking!! 

the table was full, with everyone there but Jon, Randi and Kaitlyn who had a great Thanksgiving at Randi's Grandmothers. It was a bit far to travel as Randi is due to deliver Dylan on the 29th of this month.. this coming Wednesday, I think. We did get to eat a very special dinner with our whole family last Sunday night for Ann and I's 34th Wedding Anniversary! That was truly special, as it is each time we can get all our family together! 

yes.. the three grand kids ate together and I don't think anyone was the worse for it, haha.  

Andrew was dress in his camo and showing us he could cross his eyes.. some day he will wish he had not.. haha... 

Here is another look at the special hat Austyn was wearing.. it was neat! 

Austyn provided the entertainment... and was wearing his Turkey Hat he made at school 

Grandma Moffat and Madison Ann... with Jake in the background... Maddy was wound up!! 

Phillip smoked the awesome meats we had with our meal, and Mk and Mom cooked and set it all up... oh did I mention the MEAT WAS SMOKED BY PHILLIP??? AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME MEATS - PHILLIP - THANKS FOR ALL YOUR WORK ! 

Jake and Andrew exchanging stories.. Have you ever had the opportunity to hear any of Andrews storys.. ???? He is an excellent story teller!! 

Then the family started arriving, Paul took a detour and hunted for a bit, finding a really fat coyote, and tons of ducks on the ponds... Heather and Paul had a noon - one ish Thanksgiving dinner with his parents... Jake had Thanksgiving dinner at noon with a special someone in his life... more on this later...  

Our family gathered at Great Grandmother Moffat's home for our traditional Thanksgiving dinner around 5pm last evening. This is the site before we started, beautiful table sitting...  

HAPPY THANKSGIVING...

JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYONE EVERYWHERE HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

and another shot... 

another shot.... 

Ann let her other kids out to play today... been a long time since Phil and I raced pigeons and Ann and I kind'a miss them. Ann has been raising some roller pigeons that 'look like they are shot in the sky and tumble to the ground, stopping before they hit and taking off again'. They are cool, and she let them out while I was taking pics of the wheat so some of those shots made it to the camera... sure neat to see the pigeons flying again...  

a closer look.. 

the wheat is coming up... and looking great for Nov. and the drought! 

Big ole roses.. velvet... can not even come close to catching how big and red and soft they were!! 

We had a great 34th Anniversary with our family... Ann rec'd some roses and I rec'd a wedding ring... guess I am tattooed now.. haha...  

We all got a special treat today. Andrew had Desert Festival at his school about 1:30pm and Great Grandma Moffat, Aunt Marilyn, Grandma Moffat and I, and his Grandpa Blankinship and his Mom all came to eat with him. He had about the biggest group there, haha... and We all had plenty to fill our tummies, and then the teachers had the kiddos for two more hours after they were all sugared up, haha.. poor teachers!!! This was going on while a set of apartments about a 1/2 mile away burned down, or the front of them did. Exciting times in Stillwater!! 

On our 34th Anniversary....

Every sky's a brand new sky,
Uncanny once again;
And every kiss, a brand new kiss,
New won, no matter when.
And every love, a brand new love,
New cherished every day;
Though lips and heart may slowly age,
The awe-struck boy will stay.

And I will vow again to love
You each day of my life,
As though each morning were the first
We rose as man and wife.

Just as a meadow washed by rain
Is relit by the dawn,
Just so our love, as we grow old,
Will each day be reborn.

To my loving, steadfast and truly amazing wife... Ann.
2 things make me the proud... our awesome children and their familys, and your unending, unconditional love!

I am forever thankful you said yes when I asked you to marry me. You are my rock and you are my strength, and my guiding light.

Here's hoping we have another 50 years together!

Lov ya..
Stan

messing around and saying goodbye...  

Ok .. it is not moving, maybe it is safe... 

and before long it was time to say goodbye! We missed out on Jake being there, but there will be another time and place.. the girls were saying goodbye... and Austyn too... 

Madison saw something in the window.. haha... 

Austyn was wound up...